Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2016 Census)

Rank	City	2017 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Des Moines	215,472	1.0%
2	Cedar Rapids	131,127	0.6%
3	Davenport	102,612	0.5%
4	Sioux City	82,872	0.0%
5	Iowa City	74,398	1.5%
6	Waterloo	67,934	-0.1%
7	Ames	66,191	1.9%
8	West Des Moines	64,560	2.2%
9	Council Bluffs	62,524	0.1%
10	Ankeny	58,627	4.3%
11	Dubuque	58,531	0.3%
12	Urbandale	43,018	1.4%
13	Cedar Falls	41,390	0.9%
14	Marion	38,480	1.7%
15	Bettendorf	35,727	1.2%
16	Mason City	27,430	-0.4%
17	Marshalltown	27,328	-0.1%
18	Clinton	25,719	-0.7%
19	Burlington	25,277	-0.3%
20	Ottumwa	24,487	-0.4%
21	Fort Dodge	24,441	-0.5%
22	Muscatine	23,914	0.7%
23	Johnston	21,114	3.4%
24	Coralville	20,397	1.3%
25	Waukee	19,284	5.7%
26	North Liberty	18,520	5.6%
27	Altoona	17,938	3.6%
28	Clive	17,546	2.1%
29	Indianola	15,785	1.1%
30	Newton	15,034	-0.2%
31	Boone	12,611	-0.1%
32	Grimes	11,909	6.3%
33	Oskaloosa	11,523	0.1%
34	Spencer	11,138	-0.1%
35	Storm Lake	10,773	0.3%
36	Fort Madison	10,597	-0.7%
37	Norwalk	10,590	2.9%
38	Keokuk	10,431	-0.5%
39	Pella	10,255	-0.2%
40	Fairfield	10,206	1.3%
41	Waverly	10,093	0.4%
42	Carroll	9,947	-0.3%
43	Le Mars	9,935	0.2%
44	Pleasant Hill	9,750	1.8%
45	Grinnell	9,151	-0.1%
46	Mount Pleasant	8,392	-0.5%
47	Denison	8,308	0.0%
48	Decorah	7,918	-0.4%
49	Creston	7,829	-0.0%
50	Perry	7,810	0.2%
51	Webster City	7,756	-0.7%
52	Clear Lake	7,589	-0.4%
53	Sioux Center	7,501	1.0%
54	Charles City	7,457	-0.4%
55	Washington	7,424	0.4%
56	Knoxville	7,241	-0.2%
57	Hiawatha	7,212	0.4%
58	Nevada	6,805	0.0%
59	Atlantic	6,659	-1.1%
60	Eldridge	6,297	1.8%
61	Orange City	6,179	0.5%
62	Oelwein	6,056	-1.0%
63	Independence	6,018	0.1%
64	Maquoketa	5,979	-0.4%
65	Estherville	5,942	-1.1%
66	Bondurant	5,796	7.0%
67	Algona	5,515	-0.1%
68	Red Oak	5,476	-0.8%
69	Asbury	5,475	4.6%
70	Anamosa	5,430	-0.3%
71	Clarinda	5,385	-0.6%
72	Centerville	5,345	-0.6%
73	Glenwood	5,309	0.1%
74	Winterset	5,271	0.3%
75	De Witt	5,233	-0.3%
76	Vinton	5,143	-0.4%
77	Iowa Falls	5,128	-0.4%
78	Sheldon	5,115	-0.2%
79	Spirit Lake	5,086	0.8%
80	Manchester	5,053	-0.4%
81	Osceola	5,037	0.4%
82	Cherokee	4,998	-0.8%
83	Windsor Heights	4,983	0.4%
84	Shenandoah	4,972	-0.6%
85	Harlan	4,932	-0.6%
86	Evansdale	4,786	0.1%
87	Humboldt	4,558	-0.5%
88	Sergeant Bluff	4,551	1.2%
89	Mount Vernon	4,444	-0.2%
90	Polk City	4,428	4.4%
91	Camanche	4,325	-0.5%
92	Adel	4,293	2.6%
93	Carlisle	4,249	1.5%
94	Hampton	4,239	-0.8%
95	Dyersville	4,196	0.6%
96	Chariton	4,191	-0.5%
97	Jefferson	4,169	-0.7%
98	Forest City	4,013	-0.6%
99	Le Claire	3,974	0.9%
100	Monticello	3,836	0.2%

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